Just the thought of having a child in double digits makes me feel old. I am so blessed to have been entrusted to watch over B. She is an awesome daughter, student and friend. She is stunningly beautiful and a lot of fun also. She has a great personality and I am enjoying that she is starting to figure out who she is. She is developing her personal interests and not just what others are doing or want her to be doing. I am certain that I push her to do a thing or two that she would rather not do. However I know she will thank me later when she can serenade me on the piano. I know that I am very behind in posting this but here are 10 things about B as she has just entered into her 10Th year. 1. B is a social butterfly and loves to spend time with her family and friends.
2. She has had straight A's this entire year and manages to stay ahead even with all the extra things she participates in.
3. She can fall asleep in nothing flat. Typically once I have tucked her in she is asleep within minutes.
4. B is in the middle of her 3rd season playing fast pitch softball. She loves going to her practices and games and is constantly throwing the ball around. She has done amazing learning to catch and pitch.
5. She is a singer and loves music. She always wants tunes on and typically knows all the words to the songs. If she has heard a song she knows the words.
6. She was the Vice Pres at her school but was asked to take over as the Pres because the girl that was the president changed schools. She has taken the extra responsibility and done a great job.
7. She has a few different things she collects but snow globes, pencils and chap sticks top the list.
8. I don't think I have had to remind her to do her homework once this entire year. She comes home and just gets it done. It is so nice to not have to struggle about that.
9. She loves chicken enchiladas, and pretty much all meat. She is a pretty good eater and for the most part I can get her to try new things. Except she does not like anything with cinnamon. No cinnamon rolls, churro's, french toast and so on.
10. She is only a few inches shorter than I am and her feet are only about 2 sizes smaller. My guess is by the time she is 11, we will be eye to eye.
Its so crazy how quickly life goes by and how fast she has grown up. I could not be more pleased with the person that she is already and what she is becoming. Sometimes we take different paths in our lives, some of which are harder than others. From the moment that I held my 10 pound angel I knew of my worth and that being a mother would bring me joy that nothing else could. Yes I was only 18 but from the moment I laid eyes on her I wanted nothing more than to be her mother, and the best mom I could possibly be. That feeling has never waivered. I love you Brooklyn and appreciate all that you have blessed me with in my life. You truly are one of my best friends. 
I promised B that over the break she could have Larken and Cassidy sleep over. It ended up being a fun little slumber party. Or should I say lack there of slumber? Its not all that often that the 3 girls get together so we were excited. Tate decided he wanted in on the action and Cache was more than happy to oblige. Well and Tylee was just elated to be included! She was so happy to hang out with the bigger kids. They wanted to build a fort they could sleep in so I did my best. My fort making skills are a bit rusty but it worked and they didnt seem to mind the kitchen floor:)
B is in the blue jacket and white pants in the above pic, making her way back up the hill.
B loved it and picked up on it so well. I was such a proud mama:) It was so cute to see Tate make his way down the hill grinning ear to ear.
Randa showing her skills she pretended she didnt have. She looked good while doing it also. I was so proud of both she and Chea for skiing. I dont have a pic of Chea but she was there and tore it up also.
A couple months back Tate had been talking alot about being in the 100s club at school. This consists of any kindergartner that can write to 100 and count without any help. It was so fun to see him take this challenge and run with it. He practiced on his own and also asked to have me listen to him count quite often. I would find papers on the table that he had written from 1 to 100. Once he felt confident he asked his teacher when he could test for it. I think this is such a neat program the school has for these little kids. He really did set a goal and work hard for it. So at the last awards assembly he was asked to come up on the stage and be awarded with a T-shirt that says he is in the club. He has worn it a ton in the last week and is proud of himself. I could not ask for a better son. I love to see how his mind works and to see him accomplish goals he has set. He is doing so great in school and loves every minute of it. Keep up the hard work buddy. Daddy and I are so proud of you and blessed to be your parents:)
Last week we invited Grandpa Ed and Mimi to join us for a picnic at Gateway Airport. The weather is so fabulous right now and the kids and I have been soaking up the sun. I love the spring and look forward to it every year. I know that Gpa Ed loves planes so we thought it would be enjoyable for them to come with us. It was a pretty slow day as far as the flights went but we had a good time. My kids thought if was so fun to be able to spend time with Mimi and Gpa by themselves. They ran around like crazy kids, flew their propellers, and threw rocks. Ty kept climbing up and down on Gpa and asking him to give her kisses. She defiantly adores him and I know that he loves every minute of it:) This picture pretty well sums up how the 2 of them feel for each other. 
We had the opportunity to take the kids to freestyle motor cross last weekend. The kids were so excited to go and watch these guys do crazy tricks on their dirt bikes. It was awesome! We sat on the 4Th row so we felt up close and personal with all the action. As a family we have always enjoyed riding quads and going to the dunes. This falls right into that category of fun for us. It was such a good time to take the kids out and enjoy being together as a family. Most of these pictures are blurry because I don't know how to use my camera, and also all of my targets were moving. 
I was not sure if Ty would like it or not but she was totally into it and clapping and cheering up a storm.
Thanks Chad for planning this family outing. The kids and I appreciate all you do for us!
She did it again! B continues to impress me. Brooklyn has numerous activities that she participates in weekly. She has had piano every Monday and now softball just started. Not to mention that she is the Student Body President since the other pres. resigned:) She participates in a Character Counts Program that helps out with younger students. The girl has a lot on her plate but she manages to get it all done. Not only does she get it done but she makes it all seem easy. Her teacher decided to surprise her and not let her know she was getting this award. We all showed up without her seeing us which made it even more fun. B loves Mrs. Bernier and is so lucky to have gotten her this year. She is a great teacher and loves B as well. I thought the note she attached to Brooklyn's award was neat so I posted it. I could not be more proud of my hard working, straight A pulling 9 year old.
